Oliver Tarvet vs Carlos Alcaraz: Score and latest updates from Wimbledon

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02 July 2025 3:59pm
3:59PM
Tarvet 0-3 Alcaraz*
Alcaraz comes to the net with effect at the start of his next service game to take the lead before crushing a 115mph forehand into the corner to make it 30-0.
He follows up with an ace, that checks off the line and he nearly hits Tarvet in the head, and this looks more like it from the Spaniard.
He does send a ground-stroke long on the next point, though, before failing to get an awkward volley over the net, and suddenly the pressure is back on the world No 2 at 40-30.
And the pressure brings a double-fault... back to deuce on the Spaniard's serve.
Tarvet catches the top of the net with a backhand, though, and lets out a cry of frustration. Advantage Alcaraz.
The Briton looks to be dominating the next point with some superb ground-strokes, but he catches the net with another backhand and Alcaraz manages to hold once more.
3:54PM
Tarvet* 0-2 Alcaraz
Alcaraz can only send his first return of serve long but produces a superb cross-court forehand to level this next game at 15-15.
Tarvet does well to reach another Alcaraz drop shot but pushes his get just inches long of the baseline.
The Briton's next serve checks off the line, leaving Alcaraz off balance, meaning he sets up Tarvet for the winner but the next exchange ends with the amateur finding the net so Alcaraz has the early break.
3:49PM
Tarvet 0-1 Alcaraz* (*denotes server)
It's Alcaraz to serve first and he starts strongly, with a body serve returned long by the Briton.
The second point involves a lengthier exchange and it finishes with Alcaraz sending a forehand long from the baseline. Tarvet's first point of the match and it is met with huge cheers from Centre Court.
Tarvet sends another return of serve long but gets into the next rally and makes it 30-30, with Alcaraz finding the net with a backhand.
Alcaraz sends another forehand long and Tarvet has a break point! His mother in the crowd attempts to hide a smile.
The Spaniard whips a forehand into the corner, though, taking this first game to deuce and preventing an enormous cheer from the home fans.
He pushes another forehand long, though, and once more the Briton has a break point. But a ground-stroke goes inches long and we are back at deuce.
But would you believe it? A backhand passing shot from Alcaraz goes wide and he presents another break opportunity. But he saves it once more, with another fierce forehand winner.
A delightful drop-shot sees Alcaraz go to the brink of this first game and he seals it with a superb volley at the net. What a start to this match!
3:40PM
Here we go!
We are just moments away from getting underway on Centre Court. Will Tarvet make his mark?
3:39PM
Up next for the winner
The winner this afternoon will be rewarded with a third-round clash against either Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jan-Lennard Struff.
3:37PM
'Play the ball, not the player' - Tarvet on second round approach
Speaking ahead of this afternoon's match, Tarvet told BBC Sport: 'I don't really like the word 'experience' because I feel like then you're just there to almost just spectate; you don't really have the expectation to win.
'And, obviously, I'm not saying that I expect to win. But at the same time I feel like I've been quietly confident this whole tournament and it's got me to where I am.
'A big thing for me is just playing the ball, not the player.'
3:36PM
Players out on Centre Court
After being frantically told by a tournament official to 'wait, wait wait', Oliver Tarvet eventually leads Carlos Alcaraz out onto Centre Court for what must be a surreal experience.
A reminder the Briton came through qualifying, is ranked 733rd in the world and is making his debut at a major tournament.
Tarvet wins the toss and opts to receive first.
3:33PM
Tarvet misses out on prize money
By Tim Wigmore, Firona Parker and Tom McArdle
Oliver Tarvet's amateur status combined with American college rules – the Briton is still a student at University of San Diego – means he can only receive a sliver of his guaranteed prize money.
Any singles player reaching the second round at the All England Club is guaranteed £99,000 in prize money, with £153,000 up for grabs if he were to achieve the unthinkable and eclipse defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the second round on Wednesday.
Yet Tarvet, who is studying for a communications major, will only be able to claim $10,000 (£7,290) in profit by the end of this year because of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's rules for student athletes.
Read the full piece on the 21-year-old Briton here.
3:30PM
Top seeds dropping out
Despite his lacklustre performance on Monday, Alcaraz's chances of a third successive Wimbledon title appear to have improved, with four of the top 10 seeds losing in the opening round.
Three of those casualties came on Alcaraz's side of the draw, with Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune all suffering first-round upsets.
3:26PM
'I need to improve' - Alcaraz on first-round performance
Carlos Alcaraz took more than five hours to progress past 38-year-old Fabio Fognini in five sets in the opening round on Monday.
Speaking afterwards, the Spaniard said: 'I tried my best but I can be better. I need to improve in the next round.
'Playing in such a high heat is really difficult to deal with and it is even tougher when you're playing long matches, long rallies.
'Part of the match you can feel down a little bit because of the sun hitting all the time. I have to be ready to battle.'